Someone brought in four "orphaned" baby raccoons to Guelph Humane Society. The little raccoons were in good condition and clearly well fed. Their little stomachs were full. The Humane Society didn't think they were actually orphaned. They went out at night to the place where the babies were found and successfully reunited them with their mother. Now they will have the best chance of survival. No one does a better job of raising a baby raccoon than a mama raccoon.
The Humane Society also reunited a litter of chipmunks with their mother.
https://kitchener.ctvnews.ca/baby-raccoo...-1.5424795
The lesson to be learned here is that we should leave baby animals alone. Most of the time the mother is nearby. She is looking after them. She doesn't want us to feed her babies. She doesn't want us to take her babies. She knows what she is doing. If they are alone it is because she wants them to be alone for a while.
When we interfere it often ends badly for the "rescued" baby animal.
It is wonderful that in this case the babies were able to return to their mom. It is a perfect happy ending.
The Humane Society also reunited a litter of chipmunks with their mother.
https://kitchener.ctvnews.ca/baby-raccoo...-1.5424795
The lesson to be learned here is that we should leave baby animals alone. Most of the time the mother is nearby. She is looking after them. She doesn't want us to feed her babies. She doesn't want us to take her babies. She knows what she is doing. If they are alone it is because she wants them to be alone for a while.
When we interfere it often ends badly for the "rescued" baby animal.
It is wonderful that in this case the babies were able to return to their mom. It is a perfect happy ending.
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Catherine
